n. 25B6; verb
the accident crippled her : DISABLE, paralyse, immobilize, lame, incapacitate, handicap.
the company had been crippled by the recession : DEVASTATE, ruin, destroy, wipe out; paralyse, hamstring, bring to a standstill, put out of action, put out of business, bankrupt, break, bring someone to their knees.